If you want to install Win7 and WindowsXP dual systems, you can put these two systems in a partition, which effectively utilizes the hard disk space and facilitates the usual maintenance operations - copy and paste. How to operate? The details are as follows.
Under normal circumstances, the conventional method we install dual system is different from systems installed in different partitions, so that not only pre-planned zoning, usually back up and maintain dual system is also very troublesome. Today, I teach you a new way to turn the system into a single file, and you can place it in any partition, and you can move it as you like. Backup and restore can be copied and pasted.
single file system step by step production process
Currently, Win7 and WindowsXP (hereinafter referred to Win7 and XP) is our most popular two systems, but also many users choose to install dual system. Win7 native support is started by virtual disk (hereinafter referred to as VHD). WindowsXP is driven by "firadisk" and can also be started in mirror mode.
So based on the above features, for users to install "Win7 + XP" dual system, we actually can not install the physical system, as long as each file and make a VHD image files can be perfect to enjoy the dual system. In order to make everyone more clear about the operation process, we will subdivide the operation steps into the following 5 steps, you only need to follow this process.
1. Create a VHD disk based on the existing XP or Win7 system on;
2. VHD disk and loaded Win7 system installed on the disk and then get Win7 single file system;
XP single file system according to "put into the system to build high-speed memory RAMOS yourself" method to obtain an article which described;
3. copied to the D drive in the required file in the WinPE boot and format the C drive, while the boot record change to NT60 format;
4. boot file and the single file system disk copied to C;
5. run "bcdtool in the WinPE. Exe", in turn, configures the startup of Win7 and XP single file systems.
Tip: Click on the download required software, will download all the files stored in the root directory D paper. At the same time, in order to facilitate the reader's query, related articles are also included in the compression package. The first step in obtaining
Win7 single file system
due XP system does not support the creation and loading VHD, and therefore XP users must first prepare a WinPE system, and then create and load the VHD installation. The method is very simple, just copy all the files in the Win7 CD to the D drive, then copy the downloaded "geldr" file to the C drive, then open the "c:?oot.ini" to add and start (for details, see 2010). The 18th issue of "No CD-ROM? Multi-boot CD "inserted" hard disk" article). After completing the system, restart the system and enter WinPE. Then start the command prompt and enter the command "Diskpart/sd:diskpart.txt" to create and load the VHD.
Note: Win7 users directly into the system, start the "Command Prompt" program as an administrator and executes the command.
Next, continue typing in the command prompt window "d: sourcessetup.exe" activate installed (assuming that all the files have been copied to the D drive Win7), in "Do you want to install the system to which partition" In the step, the system is installed to the virtual hard disk created above. This virtual hard disk is labeled as “disk1partion1” (as shown in Figure 1).
Figure 1
OK, the rest of the operation of the on-screen prompts to complete the installation of Win7, so you get installed in "D: win7.vhd" of Win7 single file system.
Note: Only WinPE3.0 (ie Win7 comes with WinPE) of the "diskpart" command only supports the creation of a VHD file, so please be sure to use Win7 core of WinPE. The "diskpart.txt" in the text is a batch file that has been created. By default, the D drive (the D drive must be in NTFS format and ensure enough space to create system files) creates a 10GB "Win7.vhd" file. . You can use "Notepad" to open "diskpart.txt" according to your own situation. After
get Win7 single file system by the above operation, you now have two options:
1. If you are installing the XP system, and your memory is not great, so you can choose to keep existing XP system, then only you need to configure boot Win7 single file system can be composed of "traditional system XP + Win7 single file system" dual system in the WinPE;
2. If you install now XP or Win7 system, and your memory is relatively large, then you can choose to follow the method described in "Putting the system into memory and creating high-speed RAMOS", make an XP system running in memory, and then format the current The system is configured to start in WinPE and obtain the dual system of "Win7 single file system + XP single file system".
of course, to be safe, it is recommended to retain the original system, single file system after confirming no problem reformat the original system and reconfigure the boot. Of course, the original system can also be retained, but the final result is the generation of three systems: the original system + XP single file system + Win7 single file system.
specifically how to choose, to see their own prayed. The second step
single file system configuration starts
to select production "Win7 single file system + XP single file system" dual system, for example, the first to make a good "winxp.img" Place it on the D drive, then start the WinPE system (you can use the Win7 CD directly), press "Shift+F10" to start the command prompt when the installation language interface appears, and then start the "Configure Single File System" provided in the archive. Enter the command for the command "document", format the C drive as prompted, and then copy the necessary files to the C drive.
After completion of the operation, using the Start "bcdtool" configuration and XP Win7 single file system. Boot configuration
Win7 single file system is also completed at the command prompt environment. Enter "D:? Cdtool" start "bcdtool" program, then click "Start Configuration → Open", select Open "C:?? Oot cd" and configure the Win7 VHD boot, follow these steps:
Click the "Edit → New Vista Startup Project" button in the "bcdtool" menu bar, select the new project and double-click the "device" in the right pane to change it to "partition=P:" (that is, load Win7.vhd virtual The drive letter of the disk, if you enter the command in the "Configure Single File System Startup Command" document downloaded, the VHD is automatically loaded after the P drive, otherwise please modify it according to the actual situation), "description" (start menu display The name is changed to "Win7VHD" and "Osdevice" is changed to "partition=P:" (as shown in Figure 2). After
Figure 2
complete, let's configure the boot XP single file system.
continue to click the "Edit → New real-mode startup items", the "description" changed to "BootXP", other settings default values. It should be noted that at this time, it is necessary to ensure that the C drive has "grldr.mbr", "menu.lst", "geldr" files, otherwise the XP single file system cannot be started.
Tip: In fact, whether XP or Win7, as long as we have "bootmgr" and "bcd" profile by "bcdtool" you can easily configure them to start, but do not control these systems installed in which Partition.
now reboot the system, we can choose multi-boot menu "Win7VHD" enter Win7 single file system, choose "BootXP" to enter the XP! At this point you're done!
simple Fun
due to enter the dual system Win7 single file system will automatically hide after the original C drive, so if you want to access the data among the original C drive, run the disk management tool and assign it a drive letter (startup disk management After that, you can see that the system has added a new hard disk. This is the virtual hard disk we created, as shown in Figure 3.
Figure 3
assigned a drive letter as "N:" for example, now we can see the open disk N the entire dual system now only six files plus a BOOT directory ( As shown in Figure 4). Moreover, after the system has a problem, just copy the two files "winxp.img" and "Win7.vhd" after the installation, and then complete the backup operation. If you want to "reload", enter any system and use the backup file. Replace the file with the same name. The current dual system management and maintenance is much more convenient.
Tip: the need for special attention, due to all the files among Win7 single file system packaged in a VHD file (XP running single file system is loaded in memory), the use of these systems, to Be careful not to save the downloaded data and documents on the current system disk, or move the data and files to other partitions before restarting, otherwise data and files will be lost.
Comments: Troublesome traditional dual system, first installed in different partitions, and then have to install to be successful in a certain order, and the usual backup and restore operations are very troublesome, and the use of methods described herein, There is no such problem at all - we can "install" multiple systems in the same partition, which not only makes effective use of the hard disk space, but also facilitates the usual maintenance operations - copy and paste. Most importantly, you can move any system to any partition as needed, and then modify the startup configuration to complete. Don't reload, don't re-partition! If you are often entangled with system problems or partition issues, try the methods described in this article.
summary:
want to install Win7 method and WindowsXP dual system in a partition described in this article can help readers learn more about Win7 operating system yet to the reader to Explore and learn.